GMA's "war" vs. MERALCO

**Stoner** · May 9th, 2008 12:54 PM

*cues Darth Vader music*

Empire Strikes Back... not like the Lopez's are the Jedi or something.

The timing makes it look like more of a political move than anything else. In any case though, both parties stink to the heavens.

P.S. I'd also rather not trust any news article from ABS-CBN.

**chua_riwap** · May 9th, 2008 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by shadow

makikita natin kung ganun kabulok na pagpapatakbo gagawin ng Gov't magiging milking cow lang nanaan itong Meralco pag nangyari yun, political nominees ang ilalagay dyan..mas lalo tayong magkakalokoloko...

Iya-appoint ni GMA diyan yung mga "friendsters" niyang mga retired Generals like, Garcia, Esperon (this May na retirement) and Palparan..................

Paktay na!

**froshie1** · May 9th, 2008 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by A121

Generation charge un di ba? So I assume na mahal talaga un? Could someone please post other SEA countries' generation charge or better yet the price of electricity for comparison? Mas maigi na may benchmark tayo para magkaalamanan lang.

2 years ago, I compared our rates with the folks at Bayarea and basically we're all paying the same rates.. With our current salary here compared to the people in the States, mahal talaga ang kuryente natin.

Kinompare ko ang rates nito based sa consumption in watts. Ganun lang ang computation ko. Hindi tayo nagkakalayo sa rates ng sa Bayarea.

Besides baket ba Meralco lang ang bineblame dapat pati iyong Napocor magbaba din ng rates nila.

**safeorigin** · May 9th, 2008 04:20 PM

blame game turns to blame chain

**Monseratto** · May 9th, 2008 11:42 PM

Did the Lopezes blink or are they bluffing??

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage...StoryId=117756

GSIS eyes $617M Meralco stake

Reuters

A Philippines state pension fund is considering buying a one third stake worth around $617 million in the country's biggest power utility, Meralco, the head of fund said on Friday.

Oscar Lopez, the patriarch of the business clan which owns the stake, said on Thursday he wanted to sell the stake in the Manila Electric Co (Meralco) to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

"I hope we can meet next week. I have decided to allow the weekend to pass," Winston Garcia, the head of GSIS, told Reuters on Friday.

"We need to talk to them, it's a positive offer that we are willing to look into," he said.

GSIS currently holds a fourth of the utility firm.

Lopez is chairman of First Philippine Holdings Corp, which holds the Meralco stake. On Thursday he said he was "sick and tired" of the business after facing government pressure for Meralco to cut power prices.

"I have said what I wanted to say yesterday," Lopez said in a statement on Friday. "If government thinks they can do a better job in Meralco, they can go ahead and buy us out. I am not interested in meeting with Mr. Garcia at this point because there is nothing more to talk about."

**ringostarr** · May 10th, 2008 01:51 AM

Originally Posted by shadow

tama yun sinabi ni Oscar Lopez, kung gusto ng Gov't. na bumababa yun price then buy out na lang nila yun stakes ng mga Lopezes...

makikita natin kung ganun kabulok na pagpapatakbo gagawin ng Gov't magiging milking cow lang nanaan itong Meralco pag nangyari yun, political nominees ang ilalagay dyan..mas lalo tayong magkakalokoloko...

katulad ni Enrile, dalawang beses na niya ginamit ang Meralco para ma-elect sa Senate

yun una election ad nya, kunwari naka-encircle pa yun PPA. tatanggalin daw nya yun pag naging senador

next election tatanggalin daw nya yun Foreign Exchange adjustments.

2 terms as senator, pati Globe PLDT saka Smart nagkarun na din ng Foreign exchange adjustments

**chua_riwap** · May 10th, 2008 02:45 AM

OT

Ok din itong si Winston Garcia. Ano'ng portion ng GSIS fund ang gagamitin nyang pambili ng Meralco? Ang father ko po, retired gov't employee (teacher). Yun pong pension nya coming from GSIS, na kakarampot, ilan buwan na pong delayed! Wala na siyang natatanggap! Ang haba raw ng pila ng mga pensioners na nagri-reklamo. Marami na pala silang di nakakatanggap ng pension.

Ewan ko lang kung meron din pong relative kayo na ganito rin ang dinaranas sa pension nila from GSIS.

**shadow** · May 10th, 2008 07:17 AM

makapal talaga yan si Winston GArcia, ewan ko kung bakit napakalakas niya kay GMA, eh halos isuka na siya ng lahat ng pensioners and employees ng GSIS eh hanggang ngayon andyan pa rin...

gusto niya siya ang mag lead sa Meralco, eh ayusin muna niya pakpapatakbo sa GSIS, eh siya ang numero unong puro anomalies sa GSIS....

me thinks nagpapagnda lang ng image ang gov't natin dahil sunod-sunod na ang mga kapalpakan nila, there is no better way but to have a "war" with something that is close to the people's heart yun price ng electricity...

**A121** · May 10th, 2008 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by froshie1

2 years ago, I compared our rates with the folks at Bayarea and basically we're all paying the same rates.. With our current salary here compared to the people in the States, mahal talaga ang kuryente natin.

Kinompare ko ang rates nito based sa consumption in watts. Ganun lang ang computation ko. Hindi tayo nagkakalayo sa rates ng sa Bayarea.

Besides baket ba Meralco lang ang bineblame dapat pati iyong Napocor magbaba din ng rates nila.

ah i see. its a lose-lose situation for us.

so it seems that Australia is a good country to move to. LOL.

**badsekktor** · May 10th, 2008 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by chua_riwap

OT

Ok din itong si Winston Garcia. Ano'ng portion ng GSIS fund ang gagamitin nyang pambili ng Meralco? Ang father ko po, retired gov't employee (teacher). Yun pong pension nya coming from GSIS, na kakarampot, ilan buwan na pong delayed! Wala na siyang natatanggap! Ang haba raw ng pila ng mga pensioners na nagri-reklamo. Marami na pala silang di nakakatanggap ng pension.

Ewan ko lang kung meron din pong relative kayo na ganito rin ang dinaranas sa pension nila from GSIS.

yun lola ni wifey ganun din. delayed na nga, nagmimintis pa tapos ty na lang yun mga months na di narecieve yun pension. mas malaki pa gastos sa pagpapabalik-balik sa head office ng gsis.

Originally Posted by shadow

makapal talaga yan si Winston GArcia, ewan ko kung bakit napakalakas niya kay GMA, eh halos isuka na siya ng lahat ng pensioners and employees ng GSIS eh hanggang ngayon andyan pa rin...

gusto niya siya ang mag lead sa Meralco, eh ayusin muna niya pakpapatakbo sa GSIS, eh siya ang numero unong puro anomalies sa GSIS....

me thinks nagpapagnda lang ng image ang gov't natin dahil sunod-sunod na ang mga kapalpakan nila, there is no better way but to have a "war" with something that is close to the people's heart yun price ng electricity...

kung gusto pababain eh tanggalan nila ng tax ang langis at tanggalin ang evat... useless na rin naman na bigyan ng malaking pondo ang gobyerno since napaka-inefficient nila at marami pa kurakot.

Originally Posted by A121

ah i see. its a lose-lose situation for us.

so it seems that Australia is a good country to move to. LOL.

mukha nga mas viable option ang mag-migrate na lang....